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Testament

By Kim Sherwood

Testament Contemporary literature

Testament

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I am absorbed by the delicacy, even the beauty, with which she writes of the trauma of history' Amit Chaudhuri Winner of the Bath Novel Award The letter was in the Blue Room - her grandfather's painting studio, where Eva spent the happier days of her childhood. After his death, she is the one responsible for his legacy - a legacy threatened by the letter she finds. It is from the Jewish Museum in Berlin. They have found the testimony her grandfather gave after surviving the labour camps in Austria. And, since he was one of Britain's greatest twentieth century artists, they want to exhibit it. But Joseph Silk - leaving behind J?zsef Zyyad - remade himself long ago. As Eva begins to uncover the truth, she understands the trauma, and the lies, that have haunted her family. She will unravel what happened to J?zsef and his brother, who came to England as refugees. One never spoke of his past - the other couldn't let it go. Their story - and that of the woman they both loved - is in her hands. Revealing it would change her grandfather's hard-won identity. But it could also change the tide of history. This testament can lend words to wordless grief, and teach her how to live. Kim Sherwood's extraordinary first novel is a powerful statement of intent. Beautifully written, moving and hopeful, it crosses the tidemark where the third generation meets the first, finding a new language to express love, loss and our place within history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2018-07-12
Publication Date:
2018-07-12
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1786488663
ISBN13:
9781786488664
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
581 g
Height:
151 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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